The Stargazer is a student-led entertainment platform that gives students the opportunity to write, review, and publish online articles covering movies, games, and entertainment news relevant to them and the ASLC. It provides hands-on experience in content creation and writing, while also serving as a unique outlet to showcase ASLC events beyond traditional social media channels.
The Stargazer
How to Live According to the Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Kim Phan
Netflix added a forgotten gem to its collection this past May. Audiences vaguely remember The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as the movie where Brad Pitt is born old and dies young. I remember the buzz that this movie generated when it first came out in 2008.
Minecraft Came Back?
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Amanda Rivera
Early memories of Minecraft sound like a mixture of "Can’t Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Blurred Lines" (you know exactly the one), and "Harlem Shake".
How to Make the Best of Online Movie Releases
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Amanda Rivera
It is no surprise at this point in the Coronavirus pandemic that movie theaters across the country have shut down in response to the crisis. Even at times like these there are silver linings and thankfully, movies will not go unwatched.
Category: Miscellaneous, Movies
In Defense of the Hunger Games Franchise
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Al Kilkelly
Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games trilogy, recently announced the release of a new prequel to her hit series. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is expected to reach bookshelves in May 2020.
Behold Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp!
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Al Kilkelly
At a time where everyone is stuck indoors and the prospect of a sunny, beachy summer feels further and further away, a lot of people have found solace in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Four Reasons to Watch Shoplifters
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Amanda Rivera
Hulu is promoting Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May with a site featuring all of the Asian titles that are available for streaming on their platform.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Color, Female Gaze, and Myth
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Amanda Rivera
French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s new film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), was the recipient of the award for Best Screenplay and the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
Adaptations of Romeo and Juliet: The Snubbed, the Underrated, and the Surprise
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Amanda Rivera
Shakespeare’s plays have endured centuries in the public mind. Theatre and film adaptations alike have retold Shakespearean tales to the point where they are sometimes unrecognizable to the untrained eye.
The Second Coming of Age
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| Author: Delaney Richman | Artist: Amanda Rivera
As college students across the country find themselves back in their poster-ridden childhood bedrooms, that familiar feeling of teenage angst seems to be crawling back into everyone’s minds.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Newbie Review
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| Author: Isabella Massardi | Artist: Amanda Rivera
I was drawn into playing Smash Ultimate for the first time in 2019. I had no experience with a Game Cube controller and no idea what I was doing in general, so I flailed and screeched a lot – much to the amusement of my boyfriend.
Have the Times Really Changed? Looking Back on Bob Dylan’s Career
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| Author: Ashley Gill | Artist: Kayla Young
In November 2019, my opinion on music changed forever. As dramatic as that statement may seem, it is true. On this freezing autumn night in New York City, I was fortunate enough to have tickets to Bob Dylan at the Beacon Theatre. Unsurprisingly, I was the youngest person in the audience by far.
